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Course Overview:
Lithium-ion batteries are now a part of our everyday lives. Like any item capable of exothermic reaction, they pose an inherent risk of fire, explosion,, and toxic gas discharge.
Lithium-ion battery fires create new challenges for the fire investigator, such as the potential for multiple “origins,” the extreme volatility of damaged batteries, and the critical responsibility of evidence collection for subrogation.
This two-hour presentation will educate the fire investigator, code enforcement officer, and firefighter on best practices for responding to fire incidents involving lithium-ion batteries.
This presentation is designed to:
- Lithium-ion battery basics, how and why they fail
- Responding to and extinguishing the fire
- Investigation methodology and scene processing
- Spoliation and the insurance investigator. Why this is vitally important.
- Electric Vehicles
Target Audience:
The material is relevant to Public and Private Fire Investigators, Fire Marshals, Code Enforcement officers.
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